Althea Lake
Middlesex County, Massachusetts42 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from MassDEP for this lake.
- 15 ft max depth
Althea Lake in Middlesex County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 15 ft. Surface area: 42 acres.
Althea Lake is a 42-acre lake in Middlesex County, Massachusetts with a maximum depth of 15 feet.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, MassDEP. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
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Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Althea Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Althea Lake
These are the measurements MassDEP publishes for Althea Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
No clarity data. TSI undefined.
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Lake Details
Max depth
15 ft
Surface area
42 acres
Shoreline
1 mi
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Frequently asked questions about Althea Lake
Where is Althea Lake?
- Althea Lake is a lake in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Its water-quality measurements are published by MassDEP and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Althea Lake?
- Althea Lake in Middlesex County, Massachusetts has water-quality measurements published by MassDEP, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 15 ft. Surface area: 42 acres.
Is Althea Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Althea Lake?
- Althea Lake has a maximum depth of 15 feet. The lake covers 42 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Althea Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.